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Monthly Archives: August 2015
HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 24-30, 2015
[fblike] 1. Will declining oil revenues do lasting damage to the Scottish independence movement? 2. What modifications should the EU make to the Schengen Area? 3. Can India and Pakistan have a working relationship without resolving the problems in Kashmir? … Continue reading
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NSDA National Champion Interview with Brian Yu
[fblike] Brian Yu competed for Monte Vista High School in Danville, California. He was the 2015 NSDA U.S. Extemp National Champion, a three-time California state champion in U.S. Extemp, the winner of the 2014 California Invitational, and a two-time NSDA … Continue reading
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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of August 17-23, 2015
[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete! Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. Here is our weekly … Continue reading
R&D from Prepd: South Sudan’s Civil War
[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete! Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D provides resources … Continue reading
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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of August 17-23, 2015
[fblike] Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck! To access a list of all our old quizzes, click here.
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R&D from Prepd: Social Security
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China’s Currency Devaluation
[fblike] If extempers followed global economic news over the past week, they probably remember that China’s currency devaluation was a significant topic. On Tuesday, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced more market-friendly reforms that will allow the nation’s currency, … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Chinese currency devaluation, Chinese economy, global economy, premium content, renminbi, Topic Brief, U.S. economy, yuan
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R&D: China’s Currency Devaluation
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on China’s currency devaluation. Eight reasons why China’s currency crisis matters to us all http://t.co/rGILhZ1mBZ — The Guardian (@guardian) August 16, 2015 Michael Pettis: Devaluing the yuan may help Beijing … Continue reading
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 17-23, 2015
[fblike] 1. What steps does the international community need to take to combat slavery? 2. Should India rescind the Special Powers Act? 3. How democratic will Venezuela’s December elections be? 4. Was Cameroon’s recent expulsion of Nigerian nationals justified? 5. … Continue reading
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 17-23, 2015
[fblike] 1. Does the Republican Party need a more clearly defined foreign policy agenda? 2. Are drones an environmental hazard? 3. What does the future of Social Security look like? 4. Should more school districts adopt the NEA’s “ten minute” … Continue reading
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